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So we all know the change in cougar hunting requirements in Utah last year. Most will remember the BAWLIN that was done by some folks about how all the cougars are going to be decimated by these changes. Well, I found the numbers interesting:
Cougars killed May 2022-23 (last year before the change) = 512
Cougars killed May 2023-24 (first year after the change) = 511
This is even after allowing for trapping. I guess some folks were right in saying that the sky was not falling and those BAWLIN didn't have much to worry about. I seem to remember saying there would not be a huge increase from the change. I was wrong, there was actually a decrease!
Cougars killed May 2022-23 (last year before the change) = 512
Cougars killed May 2023-24 (first year after the change) = 511
This is even after allowing for trapping. I guess some folks were right in saying that the sky was not falling and those BAWLIN didn't have much to worry about. I seem to remember saying there would not be a huge increase from the change. I was wrong, there was actually a decrease!